Adverbs
Adverbs tell us in what way someone
does something. Adverbs can modify verbs, adjectives or other adverbs.
Adjectives tell us something about a
person or a thing. Adjectives can modify nouns or pronouns.
Adjective
|
Adverb
|
Mandy
is a careful
girl.
|
Mandy
drives carefully.
|
Mandy
is very careful.
|
*Mandy is a careful driver.
This sentence is about Mandy, the driver, so use the adjective.
*Mandy drives carefully.
This sentence is about her way of driving, so use the adverb.
Form
Adjective + ly
Adjective
|
Adverb
|
dangerous
|
dangerously
|
careful
|
carefully
|
nice
|
nicely
|
easy
|
easily
|
horrible
|
horribly
|
electronic
|
electronically
|
irregular
forms
|
|
good
|
well
|
fast
|
fast
|
hard
|
hard
|
*If the adjective ends in -le, the adverb ends in
-ly.
Example: terrible - terribly
Example: terrible - terribly
*If the adjective ends in -e, then add -ly.
Example: safe - safely
Example: safe - safely
Tip: Not all words ending in -ly are adverbs.
*Adjectives ending in -ly: friendly, silly, lonely, ugly
*Nouns, ending in -ly: ally, bully, Italy, melancholy
*Verbs, ending in -ly: apply, rely, supply
*There is no adverb for an adjective ending in -ly.
Types of adverbs
1) Adverbs of mannerquickly
kindly
2) Adverbs of degree
very
rather
3) Adverbs of frequency
often
sometimes
4) Adverbs of time
now
today
5) Adverbs of place
here
nowhere